Employee Advice Lead

Job Title: Employee Advice Lead

Based at the Guildhall London EC2V 7HH

Salary: £57,240 - £64,610 inclusive of London Weighting (subject to a pay review)

Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week

Basis: Full Time - Permanent

28 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Workplace category: Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office, 2 days working from home

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required have also been included. Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance

Attachments: Job Information Pack

About the Role

The City of London Corporation is seeking a strategic and forward-thinking Employee Advice Lead to join our dynamic People & HR team. This is a pivotal role designed to turn insight into action — helping shape and drive impactful people strategies across our organisation.

As the Employee Advice Lead, you will provide intelligence-driven advice, build trusted relationships across departments, and work collaboratively to implement evidence-based people solutions that make a measurable difference.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Using data, insights, and trends to influence and inform HR strategy and people plans.
• Collaborating with HR Business Partners, Employee Relations team and stakeholders to address complex people issues.
• Translating analytics into practical and future-focused HR solutions aligned with organisational priorities.
• Supporting leadership teams with evidence-based recommendations to improve performance, culture, and outcomes.
• Acting as a trusted advisor on people-related matters, delivering insight and foresight to drive innovation and impact.
• Coaching and supporting HR colleagues in delivering change and developing shared learning.
• Oversee the planning and execution of all People plans and initiatives across the business partnering team to ensure task are completed on time. Proactively address issues or delays

What We’re Looking For

Essential Qualifications and Knowledge:

• Degree-level education or CIPD qualified.
• In-depth knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
• Proficient in data tools (e.g., Power BI) and confident presenting complex insights to varied audiences.
• Strong understanding of policies, procedures, and people data analysis.

Key Experience:

• Proven track record in a senior HR advisory or generalist role, ideally in a unionised environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills at all levels.
• Experience developing and delivering strategic people insights and translating them into practical plans.
• Ability to navigate complex and sensitive issues with clarity, confidence, and professionalism.

Why Join Us?

Working at City of London Corporation offers a unique opportunity to work in one of the world’s most historic and dynamic cities. At City Corporation, we’re committed to making a real difference. You'll play a key role in our transformation journey – helping to deliver meaningful change, improve people outcomes, and blessed, shape the way we operate as an organisation.

Our vision: one team, one purpose

In People and HR, we are working to new standards for how we work together aligned to the following principles:

• Accountability: We will own our outcomes, learn from mistakes, and strive for excellence.
• Proactivity: We will anticipate needs, communicate clearly, and act with a customer-first mindset.
• Courage: We will challenge the status quo, face conflict when necessary, and champion diversity of thought.
• Trust: We will empower our people, foster safe spaces for dialogue, and celebrate our successes.

You’ll be joining a supportive team that values innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning and that is aligned to our greater vision and purpose for People and Human Resources.

Closing date: 12 noon on 11th August 2025

Interview date: 19th or 29th August 2025

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.